Would you really want to win the lottery?

I would like to win the lottery. I even play every now and then if I have some extra cash, or the jackpot is especially big.

The first thing I would do is pay off my school loans being that I just graduated and owe a big chunk of change.

We sell lotto where I currently work, and find something very interesting about those who buy the tickets. The people who buy the most, meaning most often at high $$ amounts, are probably those who can least afford it. Those who can afford to throw away the money don't spend much on lotto. I find it rather disturbing that people who say they can't afford to buy medicine for their children can spend more than $20 a day on lotto tickets.

Actually there was a recent article in the paper about a similiar subject. In NY there is a movement to not allow lotto winners to claim the prize if they are on state assistance, or owe money for child support, etc. I think it is a great idea, if my tax dollars are supposed tobe helping you just live I don't want you wasting money and staying on state support forever.
 
Triton said:
Okay so there's this joke down in W&C about some guy winning the lottery and it got me to thinking... Would I really want to win the lottery... the answer: No I wouldn't. I'll explain why in a bit... but how about you guys would you want to win the lottery? Really?
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I would want to win the lottery if no one would know that I had won it. I don't want to be "famous" for it or anything. It wouldn't be worth it if everyone knew about it.

If I did though, I would pay off my mortgage and student loans, and keep enough (if I actually WON enough) to live "securely". I think I'd spend the rest, after retiring from the good ol' knife business, volunteering with animals and donating money where I could afford to.

~ashes
 
Hi All-

I'd love to win a couple million bucks to help keep the wolf away from the door...

For those who say they don't want to win because of all the problems money causes...why don't you give up your internet connection, abandon your home, donate all your clothes to charity, throw away your knives and other possessions, and live on the streets like homeless bums? That would be a sure way to minimize risk and ensure that you don't have the family/security/fame hassles with which to deal. ;)

~ Blue Jays ~
 
lumpymike1 said:
......take care of my niecies and nephews and tell the rest to go F#@K themselves.
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Heck, I do that NOW! ;)

And I've never even won a lottery!

(Just from reading the answers in this thread, I have a feeling that most people here wouldn't have any serious problems handling their lives after a nice big lottery win. Good luck to you all!)
 
Yes I'll take a lottery win anytime. I'd pay Cindy and Ashes $100,000 a week just to come fan my forge at my Hawaiian Island retreat. ;)
 
severtecher said:
Yes I'll take a lottery win anytime. I'd pay Cindy and Ashes $100,000 a week just to come fan my forge at my Hawaiian Island retreat. ;)
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Cindy, how can we work this out? There must be a way! ;)

(She never responds to me in posts anyway... :p )

~ashes
 
Cougar Allen said:
Those people are idiots. Those people are the ones who most often win the lottery. If they win they don't change at all -- they're still idiots.
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Good analysis. You're probably right on the money.
 
SilverFoxKnows said:
where the winner of "the lottery" gets stoned to death in the town square. If that's the case I'll pass. Seriously, though. I don't want a mansion or a Mercedes Maybach. I just want a condo in neighborhood that doesn't get tagged by thugs twice monthly, a car that doesn't leak when it rains and enough money to buy a book or a CD without thinking "When's the DirecTV bill due?".

Frank
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Yeah, I read that story too, way back in school days. It was called "The Lottery." It was very strange.
 
"Lottery millionaire Michael Carroll has been given an Asbo for firing ballbearings at cars and windows with a catapult.

The former dustman, who won a £9.7 million Lotto jackpot three years ago, was also ordered to pay £3,628.97 compensation and carry out 240 hours of unpaid community work.

He caused more than £3,000 damage as he fired ball bearings from a catapult as he was driven along in a black Mercedes van with the number plate L11 OUT.

He achieved notoriety in November 2002 when he picked up his Lottery cheque while wearing an electronic tag which magistrates had ordered to be fitted after he was convicted of drunk and disorderly behaviour."

http://itn.co.uk/news/1577790.html

The lottery is a voluntary tax on the poor and stupid.

Every year I win £52 by not buying a ticket every week.

maximus otter
 
Ashes said:
Cindy, how can we work this out? There must be a way! ;)

(She never responds to me in posts anyway... :p )

~ashes
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HAHA, I just saw this! If I won the lottery I'd guaranantee I'd buy a farm, John Deere tractor, and a house with a wrap around porch. Put in an irrigation system too. I can see the Boston Ferns and the porch swing now! :) :) :cool:
 
I would absolutely take the money. I'd do my best not to change my lifestyle much at all (keep my job, get a small place, maybe buy a new utilitarian car...), but set the money up in long-term investments that'll multiply a few decades down the line when I actually _need_ the money. Seriously, if I was offered the chance to dramatically increase the probability that my parents, future wife and future kids were financially secure, and all it took was some discipline on my part, it'd be insane not to take it. It'd absolutely be tough not to let "a small luxuries fund" turn into a hog-wild spending spree, but lots of things are hard.

Just 'cause an opportunity'd be a challenge is no reason to turn your back on it. :D
 
i'd love to win the lottery. i already have everything planned out.

donate some money to my university for a better lab.
take care of all my direct family members uncles, aunties, nieces, nephews, etc.
buy 3 apartments each in new york, paris, london, tokyo and rent out 2 out of the 3 so everything will pay for itself.
then buy a ranch somewhere.
The rest of the money i'd keep in the bank and live off the interest.
 
The trick is to keep middle class sensibilities while being rich-no easy task.

I would like to win enough to pay off all my debts. I don't have all that much debt, but it would be nice to have it gone. Beyond that, winning enough for a modest house with enough leftover to pay for a lifetime's property taxes would be just fine.

But the old cliche says you can't win if you don't play, and I almost never play.
 
Triton said:
Okay so there's this joke down in W&C about some guy winning the lottery and it got me to thinking... Would I really want to win the lottery... the answer: No I wouldn't. I'll explain why in a bit... but how about you guys would you want to win the lottery? Really?
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I don't need hundreds of millions, my lottery fantasy involves enough $$$$ to buy some lake front property and build, (build it myself) a small house and a small shop somewhere where the population density is around 10 people per sq. mile. I don't want a 5000 sq.ft. house or a Ferrari F-1. I am working towards this goal but it would be really nice to be able to do this while I am still young. err ummm Middle aged.
 
I would absolutely love to win the money, sure. For most people, "work" is a necessary evil to be able to do those things in life that they truly enjoy, and it would be fantastic to be able to do those things without wasting years and years of the only thing in life that you can't really get more of: time. I want to sail a boat around the world, and if I could start working on building up my sailing skills on my own boat tomorrow, that would be most excellent. Unless I were to win the lottery, it's going to be years before I can save enough to do that.

So lotto? Hell yes!
 
I'd like to win. (I never gamble though, so it will never happen).

Money means safety. You'll always have food, house, car...
If you or your wife/kids get sick or hurt you can afford
the best specialist care money can buy.
Who in their right minds would say no to that??

About kids being spoiled: Just don't spoil them then! That's all up to the parents. About security, and relatives: Just don't tell anyone!!
 
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